maačís match

Part of Speech n.fem
Vernacular Form ماچِس
Phonetic Form maatɕís
Inflection Class i-decl (Obl, pl): -í
Origin Urdu (English 'matches')
    • match
      • Example 1219:
        maačís gaḍí tasíi laméeṭi angóor ṣaawóolu ta so uḍheewílu.
        maačís
        matches
        gaḍé
        pull.out
        -í
        -CV
        tasíi
        3sg.gen
        laméeṭi
        tail
        angáar
        fire
        ṣaawá
        put.on
        -íl
        -pfv
        -u
        -MSG
        ta
        DS
        so
        3MSG.nom
        uḍhéew
        flee
        -íl
        -pfv
        -u
        -MSG
        He took out matches, put fire to it's [the monkey's] tail, and it fled.
        Source: A:HUB009